Karen Keady

Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, System Chief Nursing Officer, and Jay Morrison, MSN, RN, director of Nursing Practice, were among the speakers at the virtual Nursing Staff Bylaws Convention. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
December 9, 2024

VUMC Nursing Staff Bylaws highlight latest, best practices

The convention allows nurses to contribute to and evaluate the frameworks for ethical decision-making, professional accountability and consistent standards of practice under which nurses operate. 

By Kylie Avery
Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, speaks during the quarterly Nursing Grand Rounds. (photo by Donn Jones)
November 19, 2024

Karen Keady outlines goals for VUMC Nursing

The presentation was an opportunity for Keady to introduce herself to the enterprise and express her vision for the future of nursing at VUMC.

By Kylie Avery
Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
April 4, 2024

Karen Keady named system Chief Nursing Officer

Following an extensive national search, Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive with the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named System Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By John Howser